Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6887O

Diageo PLC

23 September 2013

 



Dear All

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through UBS 424,124 ordinary shares at a price of 2045.3619 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held in treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans.

The total number of shares purchased to be held in Treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans is 424,124 from 1st July 2013 to today's date.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 239,912,269 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,514,273,745.

 

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